Bainbridge Island runner, entrepreneur selected as 23rd District representative
Greg Nance, a Bainbridge Island resident, entrepreneur and the guy who ran across the country last summer, will serve as the next 23rd District representative after an appointment by the Kitsap County Commissioners on Monday. The seat was previously held by Drew Hansen, who commissioners appointed to fill the 23rd District State Senate position formerly held by Christine Rolfes, who was appointed as the county’s District 1 commissioner to replace Rob Gelder after his departure in May. Nance will serve as a state representative until the 2024 general election, where he will be considered the incumbent candidate for the 23rd District position if he chooses to run for election. Continue reading at Kitsap Sun. (Nathan Pilling)

Seattle Police Officer Probably Won’t Get Fired for Laughing about Jaahnavi Kandula’s Death
Though a Seattle City Council Member characterized the publication of Auderer’s comments as a triumph of transparency, his employment with SPD actually serves as an indictment of our police accountability systems.” During a 2010 arrest, he and 14 other officers nearly beat to death a schizophrenic man, leaving him with brain damage and resulting in a $1.75 million settlement from the City. Since then, the OPA has repeatedly investigated Auderer in 2015 and 2016. None of these incidents resulted in consequences for him.” Continue reading at The Stranger. (Chavi Hohm)

Police response time to Wing Luke Museum 911 calls raises questions about priorities
Museum staff are still assessing the damage and trying to make sense of racist vandalism that occurred last Thursday evening, when a man with a sledge hammer smashed windows and said hateful things about Chinese people. At least five people called 911. Eventually, he says, they were told to stop calling. Stan Shikuma was at the Wing Luke when the attack occurred. “The CID and Asian American community in general is feeling under attack,” Shikuma said. He points to recent robberies targeting elderly Asian American community members, as well as callous comments by SPD officers about the death of a South Asian community member, as signs of neglect from the city. “It just seems like our communities don’t count as much as other other communities do.” Continue reading at KUOW. (David Hyde)

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